Jones Academy (Oklahoma)

Jones Academy is a Native American boarding school and dormitory for students in grades 1–12 in unincorporated Pittsburg County, Oklahoma,^[1] along Oklahoma State Highway 270, near Hartsthorne.^[2] It is operated by the Choctaw Nation and is affiliated with the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE).

Jones Academy
Location
Information
Established	1891; 134 years ago (1891)
Grades	1-12 (accommodation) 1-6 (education)

History

It was established in 1891.^[2] In 1894, Jane Austin McCurtain was appointed superintendent.^[3] She held this role until 1895, when the Atoka Agreement transferred control of Choctaw schools to the U.S. government, which led to her dismissal along with other Choctaw administrators.^[3]

In 2006 the school proposed spending $7,162,560 to build its current 40,273-square-foot (3,741.5 m²) elementary facility.^[2]

Curriculum

Elementary school is provided on-site.^[4] Hartshorne Public Schools supervises the elementary academic program, and for grades 7-12 students attend Hartsthorne public schools, with Jones acting as their dormitory only.^[2] Because the institution outsources instruction for grades 7–12, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) counts it as a 1-6 school.^[5]